

I Began Hearing Voices
Last week I disclosed my dilemma in combining two short novels, A Southern Girl and Just a Dance, into the single story they cried out to...


Inspiration for a novel
Last week’s blog identified three forces in Mexico that inspired me to more and hopefully better production in my writing. But motivation...


Channeling F. Scott, Ernest, and The Big Mo
Last week’s blog mentioned some challenges presented by Mexico that required adaptation. For me, the challenge above all others was to...


New rules in a strange land...
Last week’s blog listed the major factors that weighed in our decision to spend a year in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. As part of my...


San Miguel de Allende, Mexican jewel
San Miguel de Allende was recently named the world’s number 1 city in a Conde Nast survey of its readers. That’s right, NUMBER ONE!!...


Sí, sí, señor.
Last week I wrote about our move to Mexico in 1993, a move that promised to give me the time to write the next novel at hours later than...


Best seller? Ah . . . no.
When I left you last week I was on the cusp of literary stardom with my first novel, Bethesda’s Child. I had what I had been assured was...